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Material Relating to the History of Wine Making and Grape Growing in California
General books
A history of wine in America from the beginnings to prohibition / Thomas Pinney
Berkeley: University of California Press, c1989.
xvii, 553 p.
This is considered by many to be the best book on the history of wine in America. Covering the period before prohibition, this work contains several chapters on California and is well documented
The work contains several chapters on California and is well documented
The wines of America / Leon D. Adams.
New York: McGraw-Hill, c1990
x, 528 p.
This work is by the "Dean of American Wine Writers" and is a classic work on American wine
The work, now in its fourth edition, has done much to popularize wine in America
General California books
The California wine industry; a study of the formative years 1830-1895. / Vincent P. Carosso
Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press, 1951.
ix, 241 p.
This work was originally a doctoral dissertation in economics (see thesis & dissertations below) and is a very good early history of the wine industry in California
A companion to California wine: an encyclopedia of wine and winemaking from the mission period to the present / Charles L. Sullivan; with a foreward by Hugh Johnson.
Berkeley: University of California Press, c1998
441p.
An invaluable guide to the people, places and names of California wine history, this book is exhaustive in its coverage of the subject
A directory of California wine growers and wine makers in 1860, with biographical and historical notes and index, / by Ernest P. Peninou and Sidney S. Greenleaf.
Berkeley, Calif.: Tamalpais Press, 1967.
vii, 84 p.
This directory provides a nice picture of the grape growing and wine making industry in California in 1860. The material is based on the 1860 census and can be compared to the 1890 directory issued by the State Board of Viticultural Commissioners. (see below)
Father of California wine, Agoston Haraszthy: including Grape culture, wines & wine-making / edited by Theodore Schoenman.
Santa Barbara, Calif.: Capra Press, 1979.
45, xxv, 126 p.
This brief biography of Agoston Haraszthy also contains a reprint of his influential work "Grape Culture, Wines & Wine-making." Haraszthy, a Hungarian, is considered the "Father of the California Wine Industry"
The University of California/Sotheby book of California wine / editors, Doris Muscatine, Maynard A. Amerine, Bob Thompson
Berkeley, Los Angeles: University of California Press; London: Sotheby Publications, 1984.
xxxviii, 615 p.
Good introduction to California wine including history, geography, economic, medicinal, bibliographic and grape growing & wine making practice as well as current and historical issues facing the industry. The book consists of signed essays by over 40 authors, all expert and most internationally known in their field
Winemaking in California / Ernest Peninou & Sidney Greenleaf
San Francisco: Peregrine Press, 1954.
2 v. [85 p.]
This small, 2 volume work is a good over view of the early history of the California wine industry and the second volume is entirely on the California Wine Association which played an important part in the pre-prohibition period
Winemaking in California: the account in words and pictures of the Golden State's two-century-long adventure with wine / Ruth Teiser and Catherine Harroun
New York: Mc Graw-Hill, c1983.
x, 256 p.
The basic book on California wine history. Well documented and lots of photographs
Books on specific California regions
Bottled poetry: Napa winemaking from Prohibition to the modern era / James T. Lapsley
Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press, c1996.
xvi, 296 p
This outstanding book examines the reasons behind the dominance of Napa Valley wines today
Like modern Edens: winegrowing in Santa Clara Valley and Santa Cruz Mountains 1798-1981 / by Charles L. Sullivan
Cupertino: California History Center, 1982.
196 p.
An excellent book documenting the history of winemaking in the Santa Clara Valley and the Santa Cruz Mountains. The work also goes into detail on the introduction of new, European varietals
Wine county: an [sic] history of Napa Valley: the early years. 1838-1920. / William F. Heintz
Santa Barbara: Capra Press, c1990.
333 p.
This work is a detailed history on the early winemaking efforts in the Napa Valley
Napa / James Conaway.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990.
xiii, 529 p.
This book is a contemporary account of the winemaking industry in the Napa Valley
Napa wine: a history from mission days to present / Charles L. Sullivan; illustrations by Earl Thollander
San Francisco: The Wine Appreciation Guild, c1994.
438 p.
An excellent history of wine making in the Napa Valley by a distinguished California wine scholar
A history of the Orleans Hill vineyard & winery of Arpad Haraszthy & Company / By Ernest P. Peninou
Winters, Calif.: Winters Express, 1983.
vii, 33 p.
This little book is an account of Arpad Haraszthy's grape growing activities in the Central Valley of California
State Board of Viticultural Commissioners
The board was created in 1881 by the state legislature to work on the phylloxera problem. In addition the board was charged with the responsibility to collect and disseminate information on grape growing, wine making and related problems facing the California wine industry. The board was disbanded in 1894 and its resources to include its library and remaining publications were transferred to the University of California
Publications of the Board of State Viticultural Commissioners include their Annual Conventions, Annual Reports, Annual Reports of the Chief Executive Officer, and other publications. Other publications include separate works published by the Board as well as translations of works. Of particular interest is:
Directory of the grape growers and wine makers of California compiled by the Secretary of the Board of State Viticultural Commissioners
Sacramento: J. D. Young, Supt. State Printing, 1888.
62 p. 22.8 cm.
Directory of the grape growers, wine makers and distillers of California, and of the principal grape growers and wine makers of the eastern states
Sacramento: A. J. Johnston, Supt. of State Printing, 1891.
254 p. 23.4 cm.
The vine in Southern California. Being reports by Commissioners Bichowsky and Shorb on the present state of the vineyards
Sacramento: A. J. Johnston, Supt. State Printing, 1892.
13 p. 23 cm.
The vineyards in Alameda County. Being the report of Charles Bundschu, Commissioner for the San Francisco District to the Board of State Viticultural Commissioners of California
Sacramento: A. J. Johnston, Supt. State Printing, 1893.
23 p. illus. 23.4 cm.
The vineyards of Napa County. Being the report of E. C. Priber, Commissioner for the Napa District to the Board of State Viticultural Commissioners of California
Sacramento: A. J. Johnston, Supt. State Printing, 1893.
47 p. illus. 23.3 cm.
The vineyards of Sonoma County. Being the report of I. DeTurk, Commissioner for the Sonoma District to the Board of State Viticultural Commissioners of California
Sacramento: A. J. Johnston, Supt. State Printing, 1893.
48 p. illus. 23.3 cm.
The vineyards in Southern California. Being the report of E. C. Bichowsky, Commissioner for the Los Angeles District to the Board of State Viticultural Commissioners of California
Sacramento: A. J . Johnston, Supt. State Printing, 1893.
47 p. illus. 23.3 cm.
Viticulture and viniculture in California. Statements and extracts from reports of the Board of State Viticultural Commissioners, prepared specially for distribution at the New Orleans World Fair, A.D. 1885
Sacramento: James J. Ayres, Supt. State Printing, 1885.
42 p. 21.5 cm.
Technical and scientific works
Table wines: The technology of their production / M. A. Amerine & M. A. Joslyn
Berkeley, Los Angeles, London: University of California Press, 1970.
xxi, 997 p.
The first edition was titled: Table wines: The technology of their production in California. This work is general in nature, but includes a great deal of information on winemaking practice in California
General viticulture / by A. J. Winkler, J. A. Cook, W. M. Kliewer, L. A. Lider
Berkeley, Los Angeles, London: University of California Press, 1974.
xx, 710 p.
Like "Table wines", this work is general in nature. There is however specific information on grape growing in California, and it is written by the faculty of the Department of Viticulture & Enology at UC Davis
Composition and quality of must and wines of California grapes. M. A. Amerine and A. J. Winkler
Hilgardia 15(6)
493-673 p.
This work as published in the series Hilgardia and was the result of the first major research project undertaken by newly formed Department of Viticulture & Enology at UC Davis. The results of this work were a major factor in the planting of specific varieties in the various regions in the state during the last 40 years
A sampling of dissertations and thesis
The allocation of the California grape production: an econometic study. / Bertrand M. Renaud
UC Berkeley
xiii, 208 leaves.
Dissertation
The California grape growing industry: a case study. / Robert Edward Smith
Los Angeles: UCLA, 1962.
727 leaves.
Dissertation
The commercial development of California viniculture, 1830-1890. / Vincent P. Carosso
Berkeley: UC Berkeley, [1949].
Dissertation
This dissertation was later issued in 1951 as The California wine industry; a study of the formative years 1830-1895. / Vincent P. Carosso. See above
Cucamonga wines and vines: a history of the Cucamonga Pioneer Vineyard Association. / by James D. Hofer
Claremont Graduate School, 1983.
vii, 285 leaves.
Thesis
The development of the raisin industry in Fresno County, California. / by Edith Catherine Meyer
Berkeley: UC Berkeley, 1931.
[115] leaves.
Thesis
Historical and regional analysis of the Italian role in California viticulture and enology / Bob Stuart Barlow
UCLA, 1964.
197 leaves.
Thesis
The role of Chinese labor in viticulture and wine making in nineteenth century California / by William F. Heintz
Cotati, CA: Thesis Sonoma State College, 1977
ix, 110 leaves.
Thesis
Vineyards in a regional system of open spaces in the San Francisco Bay Area; methods of preserving selected areas / by Donald Joseph De la Pena
Berkeley, CA: UC Berkeley, 1962.
xii, 135 leaves.
Thesis
Viticulture in California from 1870 to 1900: a chapter in the economic history of California / by Alberta Mary Snell
Berkeley, CA: UC Berkeley, 1929.
81 leaves.
Thesis
The wine grape industry of Napa, California 1864-1979 / by Anne McLachlan
London: University of London, 1980.
118 leaves.
Thesis
Statistical sources and information
Statistical information on grape growing and wine making is available from the 1860's on. However until the 1930's information is inconsistently available. Sources include the Wine Institute in San Francisco (for information since the 1930's); the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Statistics(since the 1940's); the California State Agricultural Society (the early years 1860-1900) and the California Department of Agriculture (since the 1930's)
Archival material
Leon D. Adams Papers
These papers are the working files of Leon Adams and were used in the writing and revision of "Wines of America" (see above)
BATF Archive
This archive is the files of the San Francisco office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms relating to the Bond or license of California wineries. The Federal regulatory office responsible for the bonding or licensing of wineries. The time period covered is from mid prohibition to the 1950's and consists of files arranged by winery. The collection consists of 132 boxes of files
Department of Viticulture & Enology Archive
This archive contains the office files of the Department of Viticulture & Enology, an academic department in the University of California, Davis. The time period covered is from 1913-1973 and details the University's efforts in research in wine and grapes
Italian Swiss Colony Archive
This archive covers the later period of the Italian Swiss Colony Winery, (mid 20th Century). The archives include a significant amount of economic and labor related materials (weighing slips and time cards)
Bibliographies
Bibliography of publications by the faculty, staff, and students of the University of California, 1876-1980, on grapes, wines, and related subjects. / compiled by Maynard A. Amerine and Herman Phaff.
Berkeley, Los Angeles, London: University of California Press, 1986.
xxiii, 244 p.
A bibliography on grapes, wines, other alcoholic beverages, and temperance: works published in the United States before 1901 / Maynard A. Amerine and Axel E. Borg.
Berkeley : University of California Press, c1996.
xx, 294 p.